by Diana Osberg | Nov 10, 2013 | - California, - France, - Mia Terroir, -- Los Angeles, Epicurean, United States
As early as the 2nd century, Romans planted vineyards on the right bank of the Dordogne River in southwestern France. Centuries later, this area became the wine-producing commune of Saint-Émilion. It is the oldest wine area of the Bordeaux wine region and is a...
by Diana Osberg | Oct 22, 2013 | - California, - Mia Terroir, -- Paso Robles, Epicurean, United States
Rows of grape vines stretched like ribbons across the undulating golden fields of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range. The intense sun bathed ripened fruit in butterscotch and blessed this beautiful land with glorious October weather. As I drove along the two-lane highway,...
by Diana Osberg | Oct 19, 2013 | - California, - Mia Terroir, -- Paso Robles, Epicurean, United States
Today, I visited six wineries in Paso Robles. This was day two of the Harvest Wine Festival. There were some outstanding wines. Here are the highlights. I tasted a flight of seven reds at Hunt Cellars. They were all outstanding. My favorites were 2006 “Que...
by Diana Osberg | Oct 18, 2013 | - California, - Mia Terroir, -- Paso Robles, Epicurean, United States
I drove up to Paso Robles from Los Angeles this morning for the three day Harvest Wine Festival. What a beautiful October day! For now, I’ll just give you the highlights and will write in more detail and provide photos after I get home. My first stop was the...
by Diana Osberg | Sep 8, 2013 | - California, - Mia Terroir, -- Los Angeles, Epicurean
When do drinking and driving go together? When it’s for a good cause: benefiting St. Vincent’s Meals on Wheels. To tell the truth, no one actually drove. But the cars at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles sure did fuel the imagination as the DJ...
by Diana Osberg | Sep 7, 2013 | - California, - Mia Terroir, -- Los Angeles, Epicurean
Tobacco, grapefruit, black pepper, and leather– these are some of the exalted, ethereal flavors one can find in wine. Disappointment can sometimes be found there, too. But not at the “Tour de France Wine Tasting” we attended in Silverlake on August 24. The only...
